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Palette Tour and Layout Switches
Permalink for Palette Tour and Layout SwitchesThe starter now shows how the same structure can feel different through palette choices and sidebar toggles.
One of the nicest things about a personal-site theme is when the same structure can hold several moods without turning into three separate codebases.
In this starter, that mostly comes down to two decisions:
Palette choice changes tone fast Permalink to this heading
Ember feels warm and familiar. Surf feels cooler and more technical. Mint feels a little more zine-like and homegrown.
The layout should stay recognizable even when the color story changes.
Sidebars should be optional Permalink to this heading
Not every page needs a second column. Standalone pages now render full width by default, and only create a sidebar when the page front matter explicitly asks for it.
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layout: layouts/page.njk
title: Notes
sidebarTitle: links.txt
sidebar: |
- Add any supporting links here
- Or leave both fields out for a full-width page
---The goal is to make layout choices feel intentional rather than inherited by accident.